Katakwi is a town in the
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of
Uganda
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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of
Katakwi District
Katakwi District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Katakwi is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Katakwi District is bordered by Napak District to the north, Nakapiripirit District to the east, Kumi Dist ...
and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Katakwi is approximately , by road, northeast of
Soroti
Soroti is a city in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main city, commercial, and administrative center in Soroti District, one of the nine administrative districts in the Teso sub-region. Soroti city was immediately app ...
, the largest city in the
Teso sub-region
Teso sub-region (previously known as Teso District) is a sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:
* Amuria District
* Bukedea District
* Kaberamaido District
* Kapelebyong District
* Katakwi District
* Kumi District
* Ngora D ...
.
It is about , by road, northwest of
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
Katakwi is approximately , by road, northeast of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.
The coordinates of the town are 01°54'54.0"N, 33°57'18.0"E (Latitude:1.9150; Longitude:33.9550).
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 5,900. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 8,100. In 2011, the UBOS estimated the population at 8,400 people.
In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 8,000. In 2020 the mid-year population of Katakwi Town Council was projected at 9,100. It was calculated that the population of the town had increased at an average annual rate of 2.6 percent between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (1)
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBU) is a commercial bank in Uganda and is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Overview
SBU is the largest commercial bank in the country, by assets. As of 31 Decembe ...
maintains a branch in town
(2) the offices of Katakwi Town Council (3) Katakwi central market (4)
Katakwi General Hospital, a public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is a Cabinet of Uganda, cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and reh ...
(5) the
Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road passes through the middle of town.
See also
*
Teso language
Teso (endonym ''Ateso'') is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Teso people of Uganda and Kenya and some speakers are in South Sudan. It is part of the Teso–Turkana language cluster.
According to the 2012 Uganda population and housing ce ...
*
List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
References
External links
Katakwi Town Council Lacks Money to Develop
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Katakwi District
Teso sub-region
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda